Firstly, I want to say a big thank you for all the love and support and that has been showed me over the past few weeks. From the flowers, cards and messages, to the phone calls and uplifting gifts – I would like everyone to know that these were truly appreciated. It has been a nearly a month since we lost Cat and as I move through the stages of grief, I bounce between acceptance, adjustment and life lessons. Today…
I thought it only right to start my latest blog post this way……. It has been over 6 months since I last had the energy, time, mental capacity or patience to write a blog post. I have thought about it and considered it so many times but the constant yo-yo of lockdowns, the government-enforced unchosen role of home schooler, my job, mothering, COVID-19 and my house now mean that I have so many unedited and unpublished blogs behind the scenes…
Mental Health, mental well-being, self care. These are all words I have heard a lot over the last few weeks. Over the last 16 weeks I feel like my emotions have been on such a roller coaster. One minute I’m happy as Larry, the next I am frustrated with my ground hog day life, followed by sullenness and a few tears. Last week the Evening Standard wrote that ‘two out of three (65 per cent) adults aged 25 and over…
So last week was my 40th lockdown birthday, due to thecurrent situation I was not expecting much, but how wrong was I. The love that I received was tremendous, it was such a beautiful day. I hope to share my experience soon but felt compelled to write a different post. As with most highs sometimes lows follow (not usually straight away), but towards the end of the week I was not really feeling my resilient self and was feeling mentally,…
Right now, I am blessed! Tomorrow I will be reaching a major milestone – 40 years on this earth. This is truly amazing. For me the 20’s was about having fun, enjoying life – pushing boundaries. I travelled to Thailand to live and work for a year and ventured to the US and worked for six months, making some lifelong friends. I experienced my first love, went through major heartbreak when it ended, brought a house and started a career….